Algiers

July 28, 2022 | David Adesnik |

Algeria Leads Campaign to Rehabilitate Assad Regime

While visiting Damascus to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra called on Monday for Syria’s return to the Arab League. Lamamra’s trip to Damascus is...

July 21, 2022 | Enia Krivine, Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Hamas-Fatah reconciliation attempts are DOA

The recent Abbas-Haniyeh handshake signifies the desperate state of both Palestinian factions – as well as of their Algerian hosts

July 15, 2022 | Enia Krivine |

Hamas Wants to Rule the West Bank

Earlier this week, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met  for the first time since 2016 while both were in Algiers. However, reconciliation between the competing...

October 13, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

Remember Lepanto

A great battle in a war not yet ended

April 1, 2021 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Iran’s Mischief in Morocco Is a Problem

Iran has historically supported any militancy against pro-Western regimes, regardless of their religious or political orientation.

June 16, 2020 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Covid-19 And Middle Eastern Tyranny

In the democratic West, many expect there to be a post–Covid-19 reckoning. That politicians who did poorly in handling the pandemic will fall from office. There isn’t a clear understanding of what...

May 1, 2020 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Iran Is Airlifting Supplies to Venezuela. The Trump Administration Should Move to Block It.

The Islamic Republic can leverage the Maduro regime's ability to access sanctioned goods as payment for its services.

April 23, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Algeria’s ‘Revolution of Smiles’ Democracy Movement Hit Hard by COVID-19

The coronavirus outbreak has provided Algeria’s regime a pretext to consolidate its political control by repressing independent media and activists affiliated with the Hirak democratic protest movement....

March 5, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Algeria Releases Blogger Jailed for Interview with Israel

Housing Minister in Algeria alleged Israel was behind Arab Spring.

February 21, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Trump launches global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality

A report from The Jerusalem Post on death penalty for Iranian gays played a role in ending criminalization of gays.

February 15, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Algerian Student Murdered, ‘He Is Gay’ Written On Wall With His Blood

Assil Belalta was murdered in his student residence at the Taleb Abderrahmane campus in Ben Aknoun, a district just outside of the city of Algiers.

October 5, 2018 | Romany Shaker |

Iran’s Controversial Cultural Attaché Leaves Algeria

On September 22, Iran’s cultural attaché in Algeria Amir Mousavi announced he would leave his position after almost four years in the country. The announcement followed accusations by Algerian activists and former officials against the Iranian diplomat over his alleged role in recruiting thousands of Shiite Muslims in Algeria on behalf of Iran. Mousavi’s departure highlights Iran’s persistent and unwelcome attempts to expand its influence in North Africa.

April 3, 2017 | Boris Zilberman |

Russia’s Charm Offensive in North Africa

With the world’s attention focused on the question of Russian influence in the United States and the European Union, the Kremlin is quietly making inroads in anot...

October 27, 2015 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Radicalization: Social Media and the Rise of Terrorism

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June 24, 2015 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

The Islamic State’s Varying Fortunes in North Africa

The jihadist group that calls itself the Islamic State has increasingly set its sights on expanding into North Africa. The eighth issue of the group’s English-language magazineDabiq...

March 6, 2014 | |

Congress Can Play a Vital Role in the Iran Talks

Co-authored by Lee A. Casey The Obama administration on Feb. 20 began negotiations for a permanent deal to stop Iran's nuclear-weapons program. There are reasons to worry a...

March 29, 2013 | FDD Policy Brief

African AQ Affiliate Groups Leave Signatures in Mali

Al-Qaeda affiliated groups in northern Mali launched a...

January 28, 2013 | |

The Obama Vacuum

One thing Hillary Clinton got right in her testimony before Congress last week: “When America is absent,” she said, “there are consequences.” But the administration she se...

January 22, 2013 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross Gunpowder & Lead

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Al Qaeda’s Senior Leadership

With recent events in Mali and Algeria, there is a notable uptick in interest in Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). One question commentators are asking is what the relationship is between A...

January 18, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn

Al Qaeda Commander Suspected in Algerian Attack

It should come as no surprise that a notorious jihadist named Mokhtar Belmokhtar is ...